County News

FREE IN-PERSON PROGRAMS
IN-PERSON STEM PROGRAMS ARE TAKING PLACE AT HUDSON PUBLIC LIBRARY AND HAWKINS MEMORIAL LIBRARY!
Come on out to either the Hudson Public Library or the park in La Porte City to participate in our in-person summer STEM programs for elementary age youth! Each program is about 45 minutes in length and is focused on science, engineering, technology, and math through hands-on, fun activities!
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FREE TO-GO ACTIVITY KITS
K-3RD AND 4TH THROUGH 6TH GRADE AT HOME ACTIVITY KITS AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP!
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Now MEETING AT HAWKEYE COLLEGE, CHICKASAW HALL!
All on Saturday mornings:  9:00-10:45am - Shooting Sports    10:45 - 11:30am - ARCHERY

 • July - No Classes
•  August 7

For questions contact Diane Wolfe, 319-234-6811. Open to all 4-hers 4th grade and older. You can bring a Friend, but if they are not enrolled in 4-H, they must do so by going to: v2.4honline.com.... enter as a new family and for the club choose Shooting Sports. Read more...

4-Her's, Consider entering a Fashion Revue, $15 Challenge or Fashion Revue and get on the runway at the Iowa State Fair! Watch Video.
Deadline to have entries into blackhawk.fairentry.com is July 12th!
See our FAIRBOOK page 68 for more details!
See STATE FAIR info here.
Resources:
Design: Exploring the Elements and Principles in Clothing Brochure

Thank You to all who ordered chicks this year... we are off to a great start!
 

For questions please contact Diane Wolfe at wolfejd@iastate.edu or call 319-234-6811.
Last year 4-Her's donated 560 pound of fresh chicken meat to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank! We would like to increase this number this year! Read more....

Please read for important details: DEADLINE is JUNE 1st!

You must be YQCA Certified to SHOW your market animal at 
2021 Black Hawk County 4-H & FFA FAIR! YQCA is done yearly.

After you have completed your training email your CERTIFICATE to Diane at wolfejd@iastate.edu

If you are showing at the 2021 Iowa State Fair you must do YQCA. Cloverkids do not need to have YQCA.

• To take the Online YQCA Training log into www,yqca.org by June 1st each year! Cost is $12, paid online.

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ISU Extension and Outreach will offer QPR on Tuesday, May 4, and Tuesday, June 1, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursday, May 20, and Thursday, June 17 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Each program will last for one hour. Private classes for groups of 10-20 participants are also available upon request.

This program is offered to support clergy, leaders and lay members of any faith community. Clergy, congregation members, youth group leaders, volunteers and other concerned individuals can register at no cost for any of these programs. To register, go to https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/QPR. Participants will receive a unique URL prior to the program to access the Zoom hosted program. For more information, or to schedule a private group class, contact Demi Johnson at demij@iastate.

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Thank You to our Volunteers who help pack our Extension Week Boxes!
 
Waterloo, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Week is April 12-17. Iowa’s 100 county extension offices will host activities throughout the week to thank Iowans for their support of extension efforts throughout the state.
 
“The challenges of the past year changed how ISU Extension and Outreach serves Iowans, but not why: We want a strong Iowa. We are here for you now and always,” said Shelly Smith, Executive Director.
 
“This celebration is one way we say thank you to the many volunteers, community leaders, organizations, agencies, and other partners who support our work in Black Hawk County,” Smith said.
 
Local small businesses will receive an awareness box of tools and information to support revitalizing our local economy.
 
Gardening seeds are available to the public and community donation gardens to sustain local foods.
 
Workshops on wellbeing, tools for caregivers, money smarts, preserving foods, pesticide application, youth mental health, planning for retirement, car care 101 for teenagers, and gardening are scheduled to strengthen our community.
 
“ISU Extension and Outreach engages Iowans in solving today’s problems and planning for tomorrow. We will continue finding new ways to deliver research-based education and information to Iowans,” Smith said.
 
ISU Extension and Outreach is part of the federal Cooperative Extension Service — a network of more than 100 land-grant institutions, including Iowa State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture serving communities and counties across the United States. Every county in Iowa has an elected extension council that decides how to support ISU Extension and Outreach educational programs at the county level.
 
For more information about ISU Extension and Outreach, visit www.extension.iastate.edu or contact the ISU Extension and Outreach Black Hawk County office. 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY BY APRIL 23!

Iowa Master Conservationist Program to begin in Black Hawk County Black Hawk– Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will offer the Iowa Master Conservationist Program in April. The program teaches about Iowa’s natural ecosystems and the diversity of conservation challenges and opportunities that exist in the region. Graduates of the course learn to make informed choices for leading and educating others to improve conservation in Iowa.

Offerings of the program are organized and coordinated by county extension offices throughout the state at the discretion of individual offices and partners. To learn more or to get registered, reach out to Extension professional Steven Eilers at (319) 234-6811 or seilers@iastate.edu.  Cost: $110.  Read more...